Pulling the Pan

I didn't feel safe going all the way up in one go because I didn't know how stable the thing would be. Or how heavy. In retrospect, it would have been easier to go all the way up to start with.
On day two here I had to raise the frame higher on the a-frames so the engine would clear. It would have been easier if I was planning to pull the pan out from the rear, but I needed it out the front for storage.

But a long story short, we lifted the frame up higher on cinderblocks. It wasn't too awful heavy. Me and my brother were able to lift each end and feed a 2x4 through. That's the cool thing about cinderblocks.

After that, the pan is so light a ten year old boy could pull it out.


On that last picture, you can see in the driveway next door that I inspired the Jones's to keep up.



And in the next picture you can see the 2x4 holding the frame up through the blocks. Hey, whatever works.



And that's it for the pan.


Leaving the frame hanging by itself.


So we lifted it down to the ground.
First the back (heavy)


And then the front (light)




And then some 2x4's under the metal.


It was good to know that after all of that, the thing is still drivable.